Each of the 5 study sessions will be at least 7 days apart. Either meal skipping, or one of three treatments of white potatoes (a) baked (with skin), (b) mashed, (c) fried French fries, or white bread, prepared on the day of testing, will be served to healthy older adults (65+ years). Participants
Each of the 5 study sessions will be at least 7 days apart. Either meal skipping, or one of three treatments of white potatoes (a) baked (with skin), (b) mashed, (c) fried French fries, or white bread, prepared on the day of testing, will be served to healthy children (9-14 years). Participants will
The purpose of this study is to (i) evaluate the acute effects of the dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitor, sitagliptin (100mg once daily for two days), on gastric emptying, postprandial plasma glucose, insulin, glucagon and 'incretin' hormones (ie. glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) and
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of sitagliptin on gastric emptying, intragastric meal distribution, postprandial glycemia and insulinemia in healthy subjects. Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) inhibits gastric emptying, thereby slowing the delivery of nutrients, and their
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